The Boots on the Frontline

Ray MorrisScottsdale Fire Department

Engineer/ParamedicEmergency/Disaster Preparedness MA

How are decisions make in the frontline?

• The 9-1-1 call is the starting point– The information gathered by call taker

• Type of emergency: Fire, MVA, Heart Attack, Explosion• Number of individuals endanger/injured &/or at risk• The number of 9-1-1 calls received

• Enhanced 9-1-1, reversed 9-1-1, the New Digital 9-1-1

• Dispatch/Response Policies: Phoenix Volume 2– Number & Types of Units

• Ladder Trucks, Pumpers, Rescues, Technical Rescue, Haz Mat – High Risk Structure, Pre-plan information

• Dispatch the closest units: Computer Aid Dispatching– Automatic Aid – regardless of City/Juristically Boundary's– Premise Alert, PTI

MCT Screen• CAD

– Changes color (yellow) to indicate additional info: PTI, Premise Alerts

• Map– Star indicates Incident Location– Arial View: buildings, streets– Location Hydrants– Location of Units

• Reference Info– Pertaining to MCT Usage

• Hospitals– Status of area Hospitals

• Resource List– Units assigned to this incident

• AVL Snap Shot– GPS display of Units

• Current Dispatch• PTI

– Information gathered from dispatcher pertaining to this call

• Premise Alert– Info: HX Violence, Info from PD, HX

of lift assist (info from previous Fire Units)

• RMS Premise– Tactical Info specific to the address

• Map Premise– Digital Photos

What’s taking place in the Fire Truck while they’re in-route?

• Personal are familiar with their ‘first due’– Engine Company Survey’s– Preplans: high risk structure & occupancies

• Mobil Computer Terminal: MCT– Displays location of units: GPS– Arial Shot display an Arial view of the area – Buildings that have a preplan will be displayed– P.T.I., Map Premise, RMS Premise, Premise Alert

• Crew is developing a action plan of what they’re going to do.

Risk Management Plan

We will risk our lives a lot to protect savable lives.

We will risk our lives a little to protect savable property

We will not risk our lives at all to save what is all ready lost

Pre-Plan

• Enables Emergency Responders to have a plan of action before the incident occurs

• Provides important information: building layout, hazards, built in fire protection systems, entrances/exits, elevators/stairs

• All High Risk Structures– Construction Type– Fire Load– Type of Business & Occupancy– Special Considerations

Offensive – Defensive - Marginal• Take the fire from the

people or the people from the fire?

• Shelter in place or evacuation?

• What resources are needed?– To mitigate the hazard– To evacuate individuals– To Shelter or Evacuate

• Support Operations

Multiple Alarms

Not just getting more fire trucks• Unified Command: One person in-charge– Incident Command System: FEMA – Plan for addressing the incident – Where everyone works together

• Activating social services– Advise them of situation & # of individuals

• Alerting Utility Services, Hospitals

Occupants Emergency Action Plan

• A Critical Part of getting everyone home safely– Firefighters, Occupants & Staff

• Occupants know they’re plan, firefighters won’t to support it & work with it– Push wheelchairs, beds, carry individuals– We just need a safe location to get everyone too

• We can supplement on-site resource– We don’t supply of them

So what can you do?• Have your own plan

– Be self sufficient for 72 - 96 hours– Support your employees to have their own plan

• Reach out to your local Fire Department– Invite them to come to a tour– Education them about your facility & it’s uniqueness– Ask our Fire Dept. to create a ‘pre-plan’ for your occupancy

– Get your information into their system: Premise Alert – Conduct an evacuation drill

• Invite Fire Department to participate• Develop your own sheltering location

– Partner with other facilities– Preplan transportation means

The Boots on the Frontline want to• Help You: that’s why they got into the profession• What to do the right thing– First Responder are learning how to support the

functional needs population– Learn how to do a better job, be more affective

• Give the extra effort to make a difference• Save a life, property• Give the effort, endure the pain to help someone

they don’t even know - YOU

A Fire Fighters Life

Is like a scrap book of pictures of all the emergency calls they’ve been on through out

their career.The hardest memories to deal with are the incidents that don’t have a positive outcome.

Help your local fire fighters help you, have your own

emergency action plan.